WSIC-1950 Sell Off- 37 Bates Street NW

The Washington Sanitary Improvement Company (WSIC) was a late 19th century charitable capitalism experiment that ended in the 1950s. This blog started looking at the homes that were supposed to be sold to African American home buyers, after decades of mainly renting to white tenants.

Looking at WSIC properties they tend to have a pattern where the properties were sold to a three business partners, Nathaniel J. Taube, Nathan Levin and James B. Evans as the Colonial Investment Co. for $3 million dollars. Those partners sold to African American buyers. There was usually a foreclosure. Then the property wound up in the hands of George Basiliko and or the DC Redevelopment Land Agency (RLA). Then there were the odd lucky ones who managed to avoid that fate.photo of property

Let’s see what happens with 37 Bates St NW:

  • December 1950 (recorded Jan 26, 1951) Evans, Levin and Taube sold one-half of 37 Bates St NW to Lenora Willis.
  • December 1950 (recorded Jan 26, 1951) Mrs. Willis borrowed $2,525 from Colonial Investment Co. favorite trustees Abraham H. Levin and Robert G. Weightman.
  • January 1951 Evans, Levin, and Taube sold the other half of 37 Bates St NW to Ana Aiken.
  • Jan 1951 Ana Aiken borrowed $2,525 from trustees Abraham H. Levin and Robert G. Weightman.
  • October 1952 Lenora Willis lost her home to foreclosure and Evans, Levin and Taube regained ownership via an auction.
  • October 1952 Evans, Levin and Taube resold the foreclosure to Fred and Johnola M. Thorpe.
  • October 1952 the Thorpes borrowed $3,148.94 from trustees Levin and Weightman.
  • February 1959 Ana Aiken lost her home to foreclosure. Through an auction it returned to Colonial Investment Co. partners Evans, Taube and Nathan Levin’s replacement Harry A. Badt.
  • June 1959 (document # 1959024641) Badt, Evans, Taube, Nathan Levin’s survivors, and their spouses sold 37 Bates, as part of a large property package, to Sophia and George Basiliko.
  • June 1974 the Thorpes were released from their mortgage.
  • September 1974 widow Johnola Thorpe sold her half to George Basiliko.
  • August 1978 the Basilikos sold the property to the Bates Street Ventures Partnership.
  • November 1981 the Bates Street Ventures Partnership sell/transfer the property back to George Basiliko.

Since Johnola Thorpe’s name was unusual I decided to look it up. Well I could not find much on her. I did discover that Fred Thorpe died February 1, 1962 and they still lived at 37 Bates St NW. Fred Douglas Thorpe was born October 10, 1910 in North Carolina.

The goal of this was to see if 37 Bates fit the pattern. Sort of. There are two foreclosures and the property got sold to George Basiliko. However, it did not get passed on to the DC Redevelopment Land Agency nor the Bates Street Associates.

WSIC-1950 Sell Off- 39 Bates Street NW

The Washington Sanitary Improvement Company (WSIC) was a late 19th century charitable capitalism experiment that ended in the 1950s. This blog started looking at the homes that were supposed to be sold to African American home buyers, after decades of mainly renting to white tenants.

Looking at WSIC properties they tend to have a pattern where the properties were sold to a three business partners, Nathaniel J. Taube, Nathan Levin and James B. Evans as the Colonial Investment Co. for $3 million dollars. Those partners sold to African American buyers. There was usually a foreclosure. Then the property wound up in the hands of George Basiliko and or the DC Redevelopment Land Agency (RLA). Then there were the odd lucky ones who managed to avoid that fate.photo of property

Let’s see what happens with 39 Bates St NW:

  • December 1950 (recorded Jan 26, 1951) Evans, Levin and Taube sold one-half of 39 Bates St NW to Carl W. and Elizabeth M. Butler.
  • December 1950 (recorded Jan 1951) the Butlers borrowed $2,525 from Colonial Investment Co. favorite trustees Abraham H. Levin and Robert G. Weightman.
  • January 1951 Evans, Levin, and Taube sold the other half of 39 Bates St NW to Marcella V. Harrison, Lonnie and Viola V. Young.
  • Jan 1951 Harrison and the Youngs borrowed $2,525 from trustees Abraham H. Levin and Robert G. Weightman.
  • July 1952 the Youngs and Harrison lost their half to foreclosure. Evans, Levin and Taube repossessed the property via an auction.
  • October 1952 Evans, Levin and Taube resold the foreclosed half to Mary Elizabeth and William Albert Allen.
  • October 1952 the Allens borrowed $3,148.95 from trustees Levin and Weightman.
  • April 1953 the Allens lost their home and the unit was once again foreclosed and was regained by Evans, Levin and Taube through an auction.
  • April 1953 Evans, Levin and Taube resold the unit to Kenneth and Patricia Smith.
  • April 1953 the Smiths borrowed $3,242.50 from trustees Levin and Weightman.
  • May 1953 the Butlers lost their half through foreclosure and Evans, Levin and Taube regained it via an auction.
  • July 1953 Evans, Levin and Taube resold the foreclosed unit to Benjamin F. and Mary E. Valentine.
  • July 1953 the Valentines borrowed $3,206.19 from trustees Levin and Weightman.
  • September 1954 the Smiths lost their half through foreclosure and Evans, Levin and Taube regained it via an auction.
  • June 1959 (document # 1959024641) Evans, Taube, new partner Harry A. Badt, Nathan Levin’s survivors, and their spouses sold 39 Bates, as part of a large property package, to Sophia and George Basiliko.
  • September 1967 the Valentines were released from their mortgage.
  • December 1975 George Basiliko Inc. sold the other half of 39 Bates to the Valentines.

This house had a lot of foreclosures and early on too. It also had part of the home owned by slum landlord George Basiliko. However, it ended well with Basiliko selling to Mr. and Mrs. Valentine who then owned it until the 2000s. So it only fit part of the pattern.

WSIC-1950 Sell Off- 52 Bates Street NW

The Washington Sanitary Improvement Company (WSIC) was a late 19th century charitable capitalism experiment that ended in the 1950s. This blog started looking at the homes that were supposed to be sold to African American home buyers, after decades of mainly renting to white tenants.

Looking at WSIC properties they tend to have a pattern where the properties were sold to a three business partners, Nathaniel J. Taube, Nathan Levin and James B. Evans as the Colonial Investment Co. for $3 million dollars. Those partners sold to African American buyers. There was usually a foreclosure. Then the property wound up in the hands of George Basiliko and or the DC Redevelopment Land Agency (RLA). Then there were the odd lucky ones who managed to avoid that fate.photo of property

Let’s see what happens with 52 Bates St NW:

  • December 1950 (recorded Jan 18, 1951) Evans, Levin and Taube sold one-half of 52 Bates NW to Edward and Mabel Porter.
  • December 1950 (recorded Jan 18, 1951) the Porters borrowed $1,900 from Colonial Investment Co. favorite trustees Abraham H. Levin and Robert G. Weightman.
  • December 1950 (recorded Jan 18, 1951) Evans, Levin, and Taube sold the other half of 52 Bates St NW to Alonza and Rosalee Taylor.
  • Dec 1950 the Taylors borrowed $1,900 from trustees Abraham H. Levin and Robert G. Weightman.
  • May 1956 the Porters and the Taylors lost their home to foreclosure and new Colonial Investment Co partner Harry A. Badt, Evans, and Taube repossessed the property via an auction.
  • May 1956 Harry and Jennie Badt transferred/sold some or all of their interest in the property to the survivors of Nathan Levin.
  • March 1959 Badt, Evans, Taube, the Levin survivors, and their spouses sold 52 Bates to Sophia and George Basiliko.
  • Prob. 1970, as there is no documentation, Basiliko sold 52 Bates to the DC Redevelopment Land Agency (RLA).
  • June 1980 (doc #8000020294) the DC Redevelopment Agency sold/ transferred 52 Bates in a large property package to the BSA (Bates Street Associates) Limited Partnership.

So this was a quick one where both halves were foreclosed in the same month. And it went to Basiliko who sold it to DC RLA which then passed it on the Bates Street Associates. It fits the unfortunate pattern.

The Great 1950s Sell Off of Washington Sanitary Improvement Co Houses- So Far

Below is a list of the Washington Sanitary Improvement Company house histories on the InShaw blog. The Washington Sanitary Improvement Company around the turn of the 20th Century (between the 1890s and 1910s) built many two flat rental homes in Truxton Circle with an architectural style that defined the neighborhood. But in 1950 the company came to an end and sold their inventory of rentals to the Colonial Investment Company, then run by Nathaniel J. Taube, Nathan Levin and James B. Evans. The Colonial Investment Co. sold individual units to African Americans. But unfortunately, there was a pattern of failure.

I hope to write an article about this, and if you have suggestions of what journals or publications would be interested please reach out to me, about this failure. I believe it is a story that hasn’t been told. I also want to have all the facts. So I am going to do nothing by WSIC houses until I’m done.

This means no special Black History month posts. This WSIC is a chapter of a segment of Black history so there’s that.

It is arranged by original square and lot numbers. Noting that lot numbers change “Current Sq Lot” is what the lot number is now. Ignore the column “Doc”.

Sq Lot Address Doc Current Sq Lot Blog Post
0552 / 0104 131 BATES STREET NW 1950024327 https://blog.inshaw.com/2023/04/10/wsic-1950-sell-off-131-bates-street-nw/
0552 / 0105 133 BATES STREET NW 1950024327 https://blog.inshaw.com/2023/04/28/wsic-1950-sell-off-133-bates-street-nw/
0552 / 0106 135 BATES STREET NW 1950024327 https://blog.inshaw.com/2023/04/25/wsic-1950-sell-off-135-bates-street-nw/
0552 / 0107 207 P STREET NW 1950024327 https://blog.inshaw.com/2023/04/30/wsic-1950-sell-off-207-p-street-nw/
0552 / 0108 209 P STREET NW 1950024327 https://blog.inshaw.com/2023/09/09/wsic-1950-sell-off-209-p-street-nw/
0552 / 0109 211 P STREET NW 1950024327 https://blog.inshaw.com/2023/09/10/wsic-1950-sell-off-211-p-street-nw/
0552 / 0110 213 P STREET NW 1950024327 https://blog.inshaw.com/2023/09/05/wsic-1950-sell-off-213-p-street-nw/
0552 / 0111 215 P STREET NW 1950024327 https://blog.inshaw.com/2023/07/04/wsic-1950-sell-off-215-p-street-nw/
0552 / 0112 217 P STREET NW 1950024327 https://blog.inshaw.com/2023/09/24/wsic-1950-sell-off-217-p-street-nw/
0552 / 0113 219 P STREET NW 1950024327 https://blog.inshaw.com/2023/10/01/wsic-1950-sell-off-219-p-street-nw/
0552 / 0114 221 P STREET NW 1950024327 https://blog.inshaw.com/2023/09/02/wsic-1950-sell-off-221-p-street-nw/
0552 / 0115 223 P STREET NW 1950024327 https://blog.inshaw.com/2023/08/02/wsic-1950-sell-off-223-p-street-nw/
0552 / 0116 225 P STREET NW 1950024327 https://blog.inshaw.com/2023/08/11/wsic-1950-sell-off-225-p-street-nw/
0552 / 0117 227 P STREET NW 1950024327 https://blog.inshaw.com/2023/07/27/wsic-1950-sell-off-227-p-street-nw/
0552 / 0118 229 P STREET NW 1950024327 https://blog.inshaw.com/2023/06/13/wsic-1950-sell-off-229-p-street-nw/
0552 / 0119 231 P STREET NW 1950024327 https://blog.inshaw.com/2023/05/10/wsic-1950-sell-off-231-p-street-nw/
0552 / 0120 1501 3RD STREET NW 1950024327 https://blog.inshaw.com/2023/07/01/wsic-1950-sell-off-1501-3rd-street-nw/
0552 / 0121 1503 3RD STREET NW 1950024327 https://blog.inshaw.com/2023/01/12/wsic-1950-sell-off-1503-3rd-street-nw/
0552 / 0122 1505 3RD STREET NW 1950024327 https://blog.inshaw.com/2023/03/22/wsic-1950-sell-off-1505-3rd-street-nw/
0552 / 0123 1507 3RD STREET NW 1950024327 https://blog.inshaw.com/2023/01/12/wsic-1950-sell-off-1507-3rd-street-nw/
0552 / 0124 1509 3RD STREET NW 1950024327 https://blog.inshaw.com/2023/03/27/wsic-1950-sell-off-1509-3rd-street-nw/
0552 / 0125 1511 3RD STREET NW 1950024327 https://blog.inshaw.com/2023/01/12/wsic-1950-sell-off-1511-3rd-street-nw/
0552 / 0126 1513 3RD STREET NW 1950024327 https://blog.inshaw.com/2023/09/15/wsic-1950-sell-off-1513-3rd-street-nw/
0552 / 0127 1515 3RD STREET NW 1950024327 https://blog.inshaw.com/2024/10/01/wsic-1950-sell-off-1515-3rd-street-nw/
0552 / 0128 1517 3RD STREET NW 1950024327 https://blog.inshaw.com/2024/10/05/wsic-1950-sell-off-1517-3rd-street-nw/
0552 / 0129 1519 3RD STREET NW 1950024327 https://blog.inshaw.com/2023/01/12/wsic-1950-sell-off-1519-3rd-street-nw/
0552 / 0130 1521 3RD STREET NW 1950024327 https://blog.inshaw.com/2024/10/07/wsic-1950-sell-off-1521-3rd-street-nw/
0552 / 0131 1523 3RD STREET NW 1950024327 https://blog.inshaw.com/2023/11/21/wsic-1950-sell-off-1523-3rd-street-nw/
0552 / 0132 230 BATES STREET NW 1950024327 https://blog.inshaw.com/2023/09/17/wsic-1950-sell-off-230-bates-street-nw/
0552 / 0133 228 BATES STREET NW 1950024327 https://blog.inshaw.com/2023/11/18/wsic-1950-sell-off-228-bates-street-nw/
0552 / 0134 226 BATES STREET NW 1950024327 https://blog.inshaw.com/2023/11/16/wsic-1950-sell-off-226-bates-street-nw/
0552 / 0135 224 BATES STREET NW 1950024327 https://blog.inshaw.com/2023/11/06/wsic-1950-sell-off-224-bates-street-nw/
0552 / 0136 222 BATES STREET NW 1950024327 https://blog.inshaw.com/2023/11/02/wsic-1950-sell-off-222-bates-street-nw/
0552 / 0137 220 BATES STREET NW 1950024327 https://blog.inshaw.com/2023/10/26/wsic-1950-sell-off-220-bates-street-nw/
0552 / 0138 218 BATES STREET NW 1950024327 https://blog.inshaw.com/2023/11/09/wsic-1950-sell-off-218-bates-street-nw/
0552 / 0139 216 BATES STREET NW 1950024327 https://blog.inshaw.com/2023/10/23/wsic-1950-sell-off-216-bates-street-nw/
0552 / 0140 214 BATES STREET NW 1950024327 https://blog.inshaw.com/2023/10/21/wsic-1950-sell-off-214-bates-street-nw/
0552 / 0141 212 BATES STREET NW 1950024327 https://blog.inshaw.com/2023/10/19/wsic-1950-sell-off-212-bates-street-nw/
0552 / 0142 210 BATES STREET NW 1950024327 https://blog.inshaw.com/2023/10/16/wsic-1950-sell-off-210-bates-street-nw/
0552 / 0143 208 BATES STREET NW 1950024327 https://blog.inshaw.com/2023/07/07/wsic-1950-sell-off-208-bates-street-nw/
0552 / 0144 206 BATES STREET NW 1950024327 https://blog.inshaw.com/2023/10/05/wsic-1950-sell-off-206-bates-street-nw/
0552 / 0145 204 BATES STREET NW 1950024327 https://blog.inshaw.com/2023/10/14/wsic-1950-sell-off-204-bates-street-nw/
0552 / 0146 202 BATES STREET NW 1950024327 https://blog.inshaw.com/2023/10/10/wsic-1950-sell-off-202-bates-street-nw/
0552 / 0147 200 BATES STREET NW 1950024327 https://blog.inshaw.com/2023/10/07/wsic-1950-sell-off-200-bates-street-nw/
0552 / 0148 201 P STREET NW 1950024327 https://blog.inshaw.com/2023/05/23/wsic-1950-sell-off-201-p-street-nw/
0552 / 0149 203 P STREET NW 1950024327 https://blog.inshaw.com/2023/05/05/wsic-1950-sell-off-203-p-street-nw/
0552 / 0150 205 P STREET NW 1950024327 https://blog.inshaw.com/2023/05/03/wsic-1950-sell-off-205-p-street-nw/
0552 / 0213 124 Q STREET NW 1950024327 0552/ 0812 ??? https://blog.inshaw.com/2023/11/27/wsic-1950-sell-off-124-q-street-nw/
0552 / 0025 125 Bates Street NW 0552/ 0805; 0552 /0220 https://blog.inshaw.com/2023/11/27/wsic-1950-sell-off-125-bates-street-nw/
0552 / 0033 137 BATES STREET NW 1950024327
0552 / 0034 139 BATES STREET NW 1950024327 https://blog.inshaw.com/2022/12/26/wsic-1950-sell-off-139-bates-street-nw/
119 BATES STREET NW 0552/ 0816 https://blog.inshaw.com/2024/11/12/wsic-1950-sell-off-119-bates-street-nw/
0552/ 0102 121 BATES STREET NW 0552/ 0817 https://blog.inshaw.com/2024/11/12/wsic-1950-sell-off-119-bates-street-nw/
0552 /0103 123 BATES STREET NW 0552/ 0818 https://blog.inshaw.com/2024/11/10/wsic-1950-sell-off-123-bates-street-nw/
0552 / 0025; 0552 / 0819; 0552 / 0820; 129 Bates Street NW 0552/ 0822 https://blog.inshaw.com/2024/11/21/wsic-1950-sell-off-129-bates-street-nw/
0552 0035 141 BATES STREET NW https://blog.inshaw.com/2023/02/25/wsic-1950-sell-off-141-bates-street-nw/
130 Q STREET NW 0552 0221 https://blog.inshaw.com/2024/03/04/restart-wsic-1950-sell-off-130-q-street-nw/
132 Q STREET NW 0552 0100 https://blog.inshaw.com/2023/04/07/wsic-1950-sell-off-132-q-street-nw/
124 Q Street NW 0552 0824 https://blog.inshaw.com/2023/11/27/wsic-1950-sell-off-124-q-street-nw/
134 Q STREET NW 0552 0099 https://blog.inshaw.com/2024/03/25/wsic-1950-sell-off-134-q-street-nw/
136 Q STREET NW 0552 0098 https://blog.inshaw.com/2023/04/02/wsic-1950-sell-off-136-q-street-nw/
138 Q STREET NW 0552 0079 https://blog.inshaw.com/2024/03/18/wsic-1950-sell-off-138-q-street-nw/
140 Q STREET NW 0552 0078 https://blog.inshaw.com/2024/12/09/wsic-1950-sell-off-140-q-street-nw/
142 Q STREET NW 0552 0077 https://blog.inshaw.com/2024/12/14/wsic-1950-sell-off-142-q-street-nw/
200 Q STREET NW 0552 0076 https://blog.inshaw.com/2023/01/05/wsic-1950-sell-off-200-q-street-nw/
202 Q STREET NW 0552 0075 https://blog.inshaw.com/2024/12/20/wsic-1950-sell-off-202-q-street-nw/
204 Q STREET NW 0552 0074 https://blog.inshaw.com/2024/12/01/wsic-1950-sell-off-204-q-street-nw/
206 Q STREET NW 0552 0073 https://blog.inshaw.com/2024/12/16/wsic-1950-sell-off-206-q-street-nw/
208 Q STREET NW 0552 0072 https://blog.inshaw.com/2023/09/25/wsic-1950-sell-off-208-q-street-nw/
210 Q STREET NW 0552 0071 https://blog.inshaw.com/2023/01/15/wsic-1950-sell-off-210-q-street-nw/
212 Q STREET NW 0552 0070 https://blog.inshaw.com/2024/12/02/wsic-1950-sell-off-212-q-street-nw/
214 Q STREET NW 0552 0069 https://blog.inshaw.com/2024/12/13/wsic-1950-sell-off-214-q-street-nw/
216 Q STREET NW 0552 0068 https://blog.inshaw.com/2024/12/05/wsic-1950-sell-off-216-q-street-nw/
218 Q STREET NW 0552 0067 https://blog.inshaw.com/2023/01/23/wsic-1950-sell-off-218-q-street-nw/
220 Q STREET NW 0552 0066 https://blog.inshaw.com/2023/01/24/wsic-1950-sell-off-220-q-street-nw/
222 Q STREET NW 0552 0065 https://blog.inshaw.com/2023/01/25/wsic-1950-sell-off-222-q-street-nw/
224 Q STREET NW 0552 0064 https://blog.inshaw.com/2023/01/15/wsic-1950-sell-off-224-q-street-nw/
226 Q STREET NW 0552 0063 https://blog.inshaw.com/2024/12/04/wsic-1950-sell-off-226-q-street-nw/
228 Q STREET NW 0552 0062 https://blog.inshaw.com/2024/12/06/wsic-1950-sell-off-228-q-street-nw/
230 Q STREET NW 0552 0061 https://blog.inshaw.com/2022/12/16/wsic-1950s-sell-off-230-q-street-nw/
240 Q STREET NW 0552 0060 https://blog.inshaw.com/2024/06/10/wsic-1950-sell-off-1551-3rd-street-nw/
1549 3RD STREET NW 0552 0059 https://blog.inshaw.com/2024/12/07/wsic-1950-sell-off-1549-3rd-street-nw/
1547 3RD STREET NW 0552 0058 https://blog.inshaw.com/2024/12/08/wsic-1950-sell-off-1547-3rd-street-nw/
1545 3RD STREET NW 0552 0057 https://blog.inshaw.com/2024/06/05/wsic-1950-sell-off-1545-3rd-street-nw/
1543 3RD STREET NW 0552 0056 https://blog.inshaw.com/2024/12/19/wsic-1950-sell-off-1543-3rd-street-nw/
1541 3RD STREET NW 0552 0055 https://blog.inshaw.com/2024/05/26/wsic-1950-sell-off-1541-3rd-street-nw/
1539 3RD STREET NW 0552 0054 https://blog.inshaw.com/2023/12/08/wsic-1950-sell-off-1539-3rd-street-nw/
1537 3RD STREET NW 0552 0053 https://blog.inshaw.com/2023/09/28/wsic-1950-sell-off-1537-3rd-street-nw/
1535 3RD STREET NW 0552 0052 https://blog.inshaw.com/2023/03/19/wsic-1950-sell-off-1535-3rd-street-nw/
1533 3RD STREET NW 0552 0051 https://blog.inshaw.com/2023/03/15/wsic-1950-sell-off-1533-3rd-street-nw/
1531 3RD STREET NW 0552 0050 https://blog.inshaw.com/2023/03/12/wsic-1950-sell-off-1531-3rd-street-nw/
1529 3RD STREET NW 0552 0049 https://blog.inshaw.com/2023/03/06/wsic-1950-sell-off-1529-3rd-street-nw/
229 BATES STREET NW 0552 0094 https://blog.inshaw.com/2022/12/31/wsic-1950-sell-off-229-bates-street-nw/
227 BATES STREET NW 0552 0093 https://blog.inshaw.com/2024/12/11/wsic-1950-sell-off-227-bates-street-nw/
225 BATES STREET NW 0552 0092 https://blog.inshaw.com/2024/12/12/wsic-1950-sell-off-225-bates-street-nw/
223 BATES STREET NW 0552 0091 https://blog.inshaw.com/2024/12/15/wsic-1950-sell-off-223-bates-street-nw/
221 BATES STREET NW 0552 0090 https://blog.inshaw.com/2024/12/10/wsic-1950-sell-off-221-bates-street-nw/
219 BATES STREET NW 0552 0089 https://blog.inshaw.com/2024/12/17/wsic-1950-sell-off-219-bates-street-nw/
217 BATES STREET NW 0552 0088 https://blog.inshaw.com/2024/12/21/wsic-1950-sell-off-217-bates-street-nw/
215 BATES STREET NW 0552 0087 https://blog.inshaw.com/2024/12/18/wsic-1950-sell-off-215-bates-street-nw/
213 BATES STREET NW 0552 0086 https://blog.inshaw.com/2024/12/26/wsic-1950-sell-off-213-bates-street-nw/
211 BATES STREET NW 0552 0085 https://blog.inshaw.com/2024/12/27/wsic-1950-sell-off-211-bates-street-nw/
209 BATES STREET NW 0552 0084 https://blog.inshaw.com/2024/12/28/wsic-1950-sell-off-209-bates-street-nw/
207 BATES STREET NW 0552 0083 https://blog.inshaw.com/2024/12/29/wsic-1950-sell-off-207-bates-street-nw/
205 BATES STREET NW 0552 0082 https://blog.inshaw.com/2024/12/30/wsic-1950-sell-off-205-bates-street-nw/
203 BATES STREET NW 0552 0081 https://blog.inshaw.com/2024/12/25/wsic-1950-sell-off-203-bates-street-nw/
201 BATES STREET NW 0552 0080 https://blog.inshaw.com/2024/12/31/wsic-1950-sell-off-201-bates-street-nw/
0615 / 0134 45 BATES STREET NW 1950024327 0615 0292 https://blog.inshaw.com/2022/11/29/wsic-1950s-sell-off-45-bates-street-nw/
0615 / 0135 43 BATES STREET NW 1950024327 0615 0291 https://blog.inshaw.com/2022/12/10/wsic-1950s-sell-off-43-bates-street-nw/
0615 / 0136 41 BATES STREET NW 1950024327 0615 0290 https://blog.inshaw.com/2022/12/13/wsic-1950s-sell-off-41-bates-street-nw/
0615 / 0170 60 BATES STREET NW 1950024327 0615 0811 https://blog.inshaw.com/2023/05/17/wsic-1950-sell-off-60-bates-street-nw/
0615 / 0236 94 Bates Street NW 1950024327 https://blog.inshaw.com/2023/06/17/wsic-1950-sell-off-94-bates-street-nw/
0615 / 0239 19 BATES STREET NW 1950024327 https://blog.inshaw.com/2024/08/19/wsic-1950-sell-off-19-bates-street-nw/
0615 / 0242 25 BATES STREET NW 1950024327 https://blog.inshaw.com/2022/12/18/wsic-1950-sell-off-25-bates-st-nw/
0615 / 0252 30 BATES STREET NW 1950024327 https://blog.inshaw.com/2022/12/14/wsic-1950-sell-off-30-bates-street-nw/
0615 / 0253 47 BATES STREET NW 1950024327 https://blog.inshaw.com/2023/11/26/wsic-1950-sell-off-47-bates-street-nw/
0615 / 0254 49 BATES STREET NW 1950024327 https://blog.inshaw.com/2023/10/27/wsic-1950-sell-off-49-bates-street-nw/
62 Bates Street NW 0615 0265 https://blog.inshaw.com/2024/12/23/wsic-1950-sell-off-62-bates-street-nw/
14 BATES STREET NW 0615 0280 https://blog.inshaw.com/2022/12/15/wsic-1950-sell-off-14-bates-street-nw/
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WSIC-1950 Sell Off- 201 Bates Street NW

The Washington Sanitary Improvement Company (WSIC) was a late 19th century charitable capitalism experiment that ended in the 1950s. This blog started looking at the homes that were supposed to be sold to African American home buyers, after decades of mainly renting to white tenants.

Looking at WSIC properties they tend to have a pattern where the properties were sold to a three business partners, Nathaniel J. Taube, Nathan Levin and James B. Evans as the Colonial Investment Co. for $3 million dollars. Those partners sold to African American buyers. There was usually a foreclosure. Then the property wound up in the hands of George Basiliko and or the DC Redevelopment Land Agency (RLA). Then there were the odd lucky ones who managed to avoid that fate.photo of property

Let’s see what happens with 201 Bates St NW:

  • December 1950 (recorded Jan 18, 1951) Evans, Levin and Taube sold one-half of 201 Bates NW to Charles J. and Elizabeth J. Dickerson.
  • December 1950 (recorded Jan 18, 1951) the Dickersons borrowed $2,775 from Colonial Investment Co. favorite trustees Abraham H. Levin and Robert G. Weightman.
  • December 1950 (recorded Jan 18, 1951) Evans, Levin, and Taube sold the other half of 201 Bates St NW to David L. and Mabel J. Snipes.
  • Dec 1950 the Snipes borrowed $2,775 from trustees Abraham H. Levin and Robert G. Weightman.
  • August 1952 the Dickersons lost their half to foreclosure. Through an auction Evans, Levin and Taube repossessed the property.
  • September 1952 Evans, Levin and Taube resold the foreclosed half to Ernestine Johnson, a widow.
  • Sept 1952 Mrs. Johnson borrowed $3,647.07 from Levin and Weightman.
  • August 1954 Mrs. Johnson lost her half to foreclosure. half to foreclosure. Through an auction Evans, Levin and Taube repossessed the property.
  • November 1961, in a large property package (doc 1962000416), new Colonial partner Harry A. Badt, Evans, Taube, Nathan Levin’s survivors and their spouses sold 201 Bates to Sophia and George Basiliko.
  • September 1962 the Snipes sold their half to George Basiliko bringing it under one owner.
  • July 1970, as part of a larger property package (document 1970011877), George Basiko sold 201 Bates St NW to the District of Columbia Redevelopment Land Agency (RLA).
  • 1978-ish the property was sold/transferred to Bates Street Associates, Inc (BSA).

There were two foreclosures for the same half of the house. The property eventually fell under the ownership of George Basiliko who then sold it to the RLA, which then passed it on to the BSA.

WSIC-1950 Sell Off- 205 Bates Street NW

The Washington Sanitary Improvement Company (WSIC) was a late 19th century charitable capitalism experiment that ended in the 1950s. This blog started looking at the homes that were supposed to be sold to African American home buyers, after decades of mainly renting to white tenants.

Looking at WSIC properties they tend to have a pattern where the properties were sold to a three business partners, Nathaniel J. Taube, Nathan Levin and James B. Evans as the Colonial Investment Co. for $3 million dollars. Those partners sold to African American buyers. There was usually a foreclosure. Then the property wound up in the hands of George Basiliko and or the DC Redevelopment Land Agency (RLA). Then there were the odd lucky ones who managed to avoid that fate.photo of property

Let’s see what happens with 205 Bates St NW:

  • December 1950 (recorded Jan 18, 1951) Evans, Levin and Taube sold one-half of 205 Bates St NW to Calvin A. and Gladys C. Addison.
  • December 1950 (recorded Jan 18, 1951) the Addisons borrowed $2,525 from Colonial Investment Co. favorite trustees Abraham H. Levin and Robert G. Weightman.
  • December 1950 (recorded Jan 18, 1951) Evans, Levin, and Taube sold the other half of 205 Bates St NW to Bertha Bell, a widow, and Rosie L. Fincher, a divorcee.
  • Dec 1950 Bell & Fincher borrowed $2,525 from trustees Abraham H. Levin and Robert G. Weightman.
  • July 1954 Bell & Fincher lost their half to foreclosure and via an auction it returned to the ownership of Evans, Levin and Taube.
  • August 1954 the Addisons lost their half to foreclosure and via an auction it returned to the ownership of Evans, Levin and Taube.
  • March 1959, as part of a larger property package, Evans, the survivors of the late Nathan Levin, Taube and their spouses sold 205 Bates to Sophia and George Basiliko.
  • July 1970, in document 1970011877, Sophia and George Basiliko sold this and other Truxton Circle properties the District of Columbia Redevelopment Land Agency (RLA).
  • Prob. 1979-1980 as there is no documentation, it appears DC RLA sold/ transferred the property to the Bates Street Associates (BSA) Limited Partnership.
  • December 1982 the BSA sold the property back to the government of the District of Columbia.

This fits the pattern. There is not just one but two foreclosures of both halves, which are then sold to George Basiliko, who later sells to DC RLA, who then passes it on to BSA who then sells it back to DC.

WSIC-1950 Sell Off- 207 Bates Street NW

The Washington Sanitary Improvement Company (WSIC) was a late 19th century charitable capitalism experiment that ended in the 1950s. This blog started looking at the homes that were supposed to be sold to African American home buyers, after decades of mainly renting to white tenants.

Looking at WSIC properties they tend to have a pattern where the properties were sold to a three business partners, Nathaniel J. Taube, Nathan Levin and James B. Evans as the Colonial Investment Co. for $3 million dollars. Those partners sold to African American buyers. There was usually a foreclosure. Then the property wound up in the hands of George Basiliko and or the DC Redevelopment Land Agency (RLA). Then there were the odd lucky ones who managed to avoid that fate.photo of property

Let’s see what happens with 207 Bates St NW:

  • January 1951 Evans, Levin and Taube sold one-half of 207 Bates St NW to Beatrice R. and Edgar P. Harris.
  • Jan 1951 Mr. & Mrs. Harris borrowed $2,525 from Colonial Investment Co. favorite trustees Abraham H. Levin and Robert G. Weightman.
  • April 1951 Evans, Levin, and Taube sold the other half of 207 Bates St NW to Herbeth B. and Robert M. McCray.
  • April 1951 the McCrays borrowed $2,525 from trustees Abraham H. Levin and Robert G. Weightman.
  • March 1962 the McCrays were released from their mortgage.
  • October 1964 Mr. & Mrs. Harris sold their half to George Basiliko.
  • October 1971 Sophia and George Basiliko, along with a divorced Herbeth Brown McCray sold 207 Bates to the DC Redevelopment Land Agency (RLA) for the sum of $12,000.
  • Prob. 1979-1980 as there is no documentation, it appears DC RLA sold/ transferred the property to the Bates Street Associates (BSA) Limited Partnership.
  • April 1982 the BSA resold the property back to the government of the District of Columbia.

It doesn’t fit the usual pattern, as there was no foreclosure, but it wound up in the hands of George Basiliko, the DC RLA and BSA.

WSIC-1950 Sell Off- 209 Bates Street NW

The Washington Sanitary Improvement Company (WSIC) was a late 19th century charitable capitalism experiment that ended in the 1950s. This blog started looking at the homes that were supposed to be sold to African American home buyers, after decades of mainly renting to white tenants.

Looking at WSIC properties they tend to have a pattern where the properties were sold to a three business partners, Nathaniel J. Taube, Nathan Levin and James B. Evans as the Colonial Investment Co. for $3 million dollars. Those partners sold to African American buyers. There was usually a foreclosure. Then the property wound up in the hands of George Basiliko and or the DC Redevelopment Land Agency (RLA). Then there were the odd lucky ones who managed to avoid that fate.photo of property

Let’s see what happens with 209 Bates St NW:

  • December 1950 (recorded Jan 18, 1951) Evans, Levin and Taube sold the whole of 209 Bates NW to Blanche L. and Willie J. Kinney.
  • December 1950 (recorded Jan 18, 1951) the Kinneys borrowed $5,050 from Colonial Investment Co. favorite trustees Abraham H. Levin and Robert G. Weightman.
  • November 1952 the Kinneys sold half of the property back to Evans, Levin, and Taube. They refinanced their mortgage with two docs, so they had a new mortgage of $2,646.39.
  • February 1953 Evans, Levin and Taube sold the other half to Joseph and Mattie Lee Barnes.
  • Feb 1953 the Barnes borrowed $2,776.75 from trustees Abraham H. Levin and Robert G. Weightman.
  • February 1954 the Kinneys lost their half to foreclosure and Evans, Levin and Taube regained ownership of that half via an auction.
  • March 1954 Evans, Levin and Taube sold the foreclosed half to Julia Corbett, a widow.
  • March 1954 Mrs. Corbett borrowed $3,170.21 from Levin and Weightman.
  • May 1956 the Barnes sold their half back to the Colonial Investment Co partners, Harry A. Badt who replaced Levin who died, Taube, and Evans. The Barnes were released from their mortgage in 1962.
  • June 1959 Badt, Evans, Taube, the Nathan Levin survivors and their spouses, sold several properties, including 209 Bates to Sophia and George Basiliko.
  • October 1971 the Basilikos and Mrs. Corbett sold 209 Bates to the DC Redevelopment Land Agency for $12,000.
  • 1979-1980? the property was transferred/sold to the Bates Street Associates (BSA) Limited Partnership.

I’ll stop there because the documentation gets insanely complicated after that. It fits the pattern. There was one foreclosure (and to sell backs) and it wound up in the hands of George Basiliko, who then passed it on to DC RLA who then passed it on to BSA.

WSIC-1950 Sell Off- 211 Bates Street NW

The Washington Sanitary Improvement Company (WSIC) was a late 19th century charitable capitalism experiment that ended in the 1950s. This blog started looking at the homes that were supposed to be sold to African American home buyers, after decades of mainly renting to white tenants.

Looking at WSIC properties they tend to have a pattern where the properties were sold to a three business partners, Nathaniel J. Taube, Nathan Levin and James B. Evans as the Colonial Investment Co. for $3 million dollars. Those partners sold to African American buyers. There was usually a foreclosure. Then the property wound up in the hands of George Basiliko and or the DC Redevelopment Land Agency (RLA). Then there were the odd lucky ones who managed to avoid that fate.photo of property

Let’s see what happens with 211 Bates St NW:

  • December 1950 (recorded Jan 18, 1951) Evans, Levin and Taube sold one-half of 211 Bates NW to Malachi and his wife Vancie L. Payne.
  • December 1950 (recorded Jan 18, 1951) the Paynes borrowed $2,525 from Colonial Investment Co. favorite trustees Abraham H. Levin and Robert G. Weightman.
  • January 1951 Evans, Levin, and Taube sold the other half of 211 Bates St NW to Ernest Bailey.
  • Jan 1951 Bailey borrowed $2,525 from trustees Abraham H. Levin and Robert G. Weightman.
  • March 1953, Ernest Bailey who was reportedly divorced and ex-wife Katherine Lea Bailey sold the property back to Evans, Levin and Taube. He was released from the mortgage in May.
  • June 1953 Evans, Levin and Taube sold the resold half to Julius and Kathleen James.
  • June 1953 the James borrowed $3,274.21 from Levin & Weightman.
  • September 1955 the James lost their half to foreclosure and it returned to the ownership of Evans, Levin and Taube.
  • June 1959 (document # 1959024641) Evans, Taube, new partner Harry A. Badt, Nathan Levin’s survivors, and their spouses sold 211 Bates, as part of a large property package, to Sophia and George Basiliko.
  • May 1978 the Paynes sold their half to George Basiliko Inc.
  • August 1978 the Basilikos sold the property in a larger package to the Bates Street Ventures Partnership….. not sure if that is anyway related to the Bates Street Associates (BSA).

There was a foreclosure and property was sold to George Basiliko. It managed to avoid getting sold to the DC Redevelopment Land Agency and the Bates Street Associates…. I think.

WSIC-1950 Sell Off- 213 Bates Street NW

The Washington Sanitary Improvement Company (WSIC) was a late 19th century charitable capitalism experiment that ended in the 1950s. This blog started looking at the homes that were supposed to be sold to African American home buyers, after decades of mainly renting to white tenants.

Looking at WSIC properties they tend to have a pattern where the properties were sold to a three business partners, Nathaniel J. Taube, Nathan Levin and James B. Evans as the Colonial Investment Co. for $3 million dollars. Those partners sold to African American buyers. There was usually a foreclosure. Then the property wound up in the hands of George Basiliko and or the DC Redevelopment Land Agency (RLA). Then there were the odd lucky ones who managed to avoid that fate.photo of property

Let’s see what happens with 213 Bates St NW:

  • December 1950 (recorded Jan 18, 1951) Evans, Levin and Taube sold one-half of 213 Bates Street NW to Alice and Calvin Edwards.
  • December 1950 (recorded Jan 18, 1951) VVVV borrowed $2,525 from Colonial Investment Co. favorite trustees Abraham H. Levin and Robert G. Weightman.
  • December 1950 (recorded Jan 18, 1951) Evans, Levin, and Taube sold the other half of 213 Bates St NW to Jeannette V. Marshall.
  • Dec 1950 Miss Marshall borrowed $2,525 from trustees Abraham H. Levin and Robert G. Weightman.
  • February 1952 the Edwards sold their half to Edward M. Washington.
  • June 1954 Ms. Marshall lost her half to foreclosure and it returned to the possession of Evans, Levin, and Taube via an auction.
  • June 1959 new Colonial Investment Co. partner Harry A. Badt, Evans and Taube, the survivors of Nathan Levin and their spouses sold the foreclosed half of 213 Bates to Sophia and George Basiliko.
  • August 1959 Edward M. and wife LaVerne Washington sold their half to Colonial Investment Co partners Badt, Evans, and Taube.
  • February 1961 Badt, Evans, Taube, the Levin survivors and their spouses sold the remaining half to George Basiliko.
  • July 1970 (doc# 1970011877) Basiliko, as part of a large package, sold 213 Bates and many other properties to the DC Redevelopment Land Agency (RLA).
  • August 1979 ( recorded in document # 7900028039) the DC RLA sold/transferred the property (as part of a larger deal) to Bates Street Associates Limited Partnership (BSA)
  • April 1982 the BSA resold/transferred the property back the to District of Columbia government in document #8200033391.

Another property that fits the pattern. A house divided, there is at least one foreclosure. I am surprised the Washingtons via the Edwards were not foreclosed upon but instead had the ‘option’ to sell the property to the Colonial partners. Then once back in the possession of the partners,  was sold to the Basilikos who then sold it to DC RLA who then passed it on to BSA who then sold it back to the DC government.